GoKawiil - Tech News

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The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Was a Bold, Beautiful Failure (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Allison Marsh | tags: transatlantic cable, samuel morse, cyrus w. field

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Document-borne AI worms can self-propagate through Copilot for Word (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: copilot, microsoft security response center, word

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The mean means nothing: data visualization to debug a latency problem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: lld, data visualization, cdf

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One UI 9 on Samsung’s new foldables brings anti-distraction feature, and much more (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: one ui 9, samsung galaxy z fold 8, bixby

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Mercury Has a Radiation Belt After All—But It’s Super Wonky (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: mercury, radiation belt, magnetic field

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They Stole Your Attention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: feed, attention, slot machine

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GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges (techspot.com)

2026-07-29 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: grapheneos, google pixel, data encryption

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As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-29 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: pangram, ai detection, chatgpt

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Hackers disrupt over 30 Minnesota water utilities in coordinated OT attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: mnit, blue lake wastewater, operational technology

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Hackers target over 30 Minnesota water utilities in coordinated OT attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: mnit, blue lake wastewater treatment, operational technology

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National Security Determination Threat Posed by Foreign-Produced Robotic Devices [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: national security, robotic devices, foreign-produced

612.

SpecForge – A Platform for Authoring Formal Specifications (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: specforge, lilo language, formal specifications

613.

NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis (futurism.com)

2026-07-29 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: nasa, swift observatory, katalyst space technologies

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Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: duffy, dei bike lanes, trump administration

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The only road in London where you have to drive on the right (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Will Twigger | tags: savoy hotel, london driving, strand theatre

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Your Brain Can Rewire Itself To Allow True Multitasking (slashdot.org)

2026-07-29 | tags: brain rewiring, multitasking, domestic operating system

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3 deceptive indicators of leadership potential you should ignore (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: leadership, artificial intelligence, coordination

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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’ (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Dell Cameron | tags: ice, geogroup, detention centers

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OpenAI’s top model just hacked a competitor, but the real issue is much scarier (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: openai, johns hopkins, model

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Valve says Steam Machine reservation-holders aren't being leapfrogged (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Steve Dent | tags: steam machine, valve corporation, reservation queue

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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 series just gained a useful screen trick I hope Google copies (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: galaxy z fold 8, samsung, one ui 9

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Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots (slashdot.org)

2026-07-29 | tags: humanoid robots, fcc, brendan carr

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Surfshark Promo Codes: 87% Off | August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: surfshark, vpn, netflix

624.

Transformer Transformer: A Unified Model for Motion-Conditioned Robot Co-Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: transformer, robot co-design, diffusion guidance

625.

Hooray for the Sockets Interface (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by George Michaelson | tags: unix, berkeley software distribution, sockets

626.

Show HN: Lean4 Datalog DSL Based on Google Zanzibar for AI Projects (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: lean4, zanzibar, datalog

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Grok Creator SpaceXAI Sues Minnesota AG to Stop Ban on Nudification (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: spacexai, minnesota ag, grok creator

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-29 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: humanoid robots, unitree, ubtech

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Online Scams May Be Costing Americans 7 Times More Than Reported (cnet.com)

2026-07-29 | by Nelson Aguilar | tags: fbi, consumer federation of america, online scams

630.

The Difference Between a Button and a Link (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: html, button actions, triptych project